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The duck shooting at Château de Villette has a well-earned reputation as one of the top duck shoots in Europe. Duck is presented over several ponds and lakes, over fields and woodland.
Waterfowl can be shot near crop fields where they feed, or, more frequently, on or near bodies of water such as our lakes, ponds, and swamps. Burgundy lies in the middle of the migratory route for wildfowl over Central France.
Driven Birds
PARTRIDGE, PHEASANT AND DUCK
Waterfowl
MALLARD, SOMETIMES TEAL OR SNIPE
A full-sized boar is a large, powerful animal, often having sharp tusks which it uses to defend itself. Boar hunting has often been a test of bravery.
With beaters and small dogs the boar will be driven through the line whilst you are on a high seat or tower around 1 meter off the ground.
With this method of hunting, you should see plenty of boar. Bags are often bags between 8 and 40 boar for 8-10 guns. A boar running at full speed presents a challenging target. Boar hunting in France can be thrilling and fast paced.
Boar hunting with foxhounds is a traditional activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a boar by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds, and a group of unarmed followers led by a master of foxhounds, who follow the hounds on foot.
You will be posted in a line and when the boar breaks through the line it can be shot. The distinctive howling “music” of the hounds announces whether they are on scent of a boar. As the hounds only chase one boar at the time, the bags will be smaller than with driven boar.
Driven Boar
With Beaters & dogs
Boar with Hounds
TRADITIONAL FRENCH FOXHOUNDS
The countryside knowledge and hunting skills required plus the fresh air, exercise and the training and working of specially bred dogs makes rough shooting (or walk-up) one of the most popular, rewarding and lowest cost forms of game bird shooting.
Walk-Up
bred dogs
Offering some of the biggest and most beautiful deer in the world. The stags have 30 points or more and have won gold medals. For a trophy red deer you should typically bear in mind to go out for three days or more.
The wild boar are large and exciting to stalk. some are over 200 kg and approaching 300 kg with over 24 cm + tusks.
Stalking
Trophy Red Deer or Wild boar
Chateau de Villette, 58170 Poil, France